The royal commission into the Northern Territory's youth detention and child protection systems has had a shaky start.

For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, constitutional change is about righting injustices inherent in the current recognition of difference, rather than promoting an agenda of sameness.
Michael Coghlan/FlickrMay 19, 2016

Canadians are watching their new government tackle unprecedented reform in Indigenous affairs.

Marking the 30th anniversary of the handover of Uluru to its traditional owners, Bill Shorten reiterated the importance of constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians.
AAP/Dan PeledOctober 25, 2015

Tony Abbott, Bill Shorten and Indigenous leaders dealt primarily with process rather than substance in their Monday meeting on constitutional recognition of the first Australians. This made it a whole…

Even with bipartisan support, a referendum on Indigenous constitutional recognition is no certainty to succeed.
AAP/Dan HimbrechtsMay 26, 2015

If there is ever a day that I don’t feel Australian, it would be on Australia Day. My mother is a fifth-generation Australian of English and Irish heritage and my father is Munanjahli and an Australian-born…

University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Stephen Parker and Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics including the tension between Julie Bishop and Peta Credlin, the GP co-payment changes and Prime…

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has rejected all three options for questions put up by the parliamentary committee on indigenous recognition.
AAP/Dan Himbrechts December 11, 2014

Important steps have been made in 2014 in the campaign to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia’s Constitution. Prime Minister Tony Abbott affirmed his commitment to hold…